Belinda Smith Explained

Belinda Smith (born 1 June 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Born in Lake Grace, Western Australia,^[1] Smith was drafted by Fremantle with their 13th selection and 100th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.^[2] She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.^[3] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven matches.^[4]

In June 2018, Smith was delisted by Fremantle and was signed by the Western Bulldogs as a free agent.^[5]

In April 2019, Smith joined expansion club West Coast.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Honeybone . Ellie . Nat Fyfe again the talk of tiny Lake Grace-Pingrup, the towns vying to be the 'Brownlow capital' . 26 September 2019 . ABC . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 26 September 2019.
2. News: 100 per cent WA talent drafted to Freo. 12 October 2016. FremantleFC.com.au. Bigpond. 2 September 2017.
3. News: AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women’s competition. 3 February 2017. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 2 September 2017.
4. Web site: Belinda Smith. AustralianFootball.com. 2 September 2017.
5. Web site: Black. Sarah. AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 7 June 2018. 7 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140757/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-07/aflw-five-way-deal-ends-trade-period. 12 June 2018. dead.
6. News: Dickinson . Rhys . AFLW: West Coast signs triple threat . 16 April 2019 . . . 16 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190416093344/https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2019-04-16/west-coast-signs-triple-threat . 16 April 2019 . dead .